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Former town · Cass County · post office 1855–1868

About Kenosha

Kenosha was a river landing and early settlement on the Missouri in southeastern Cass County, about 3 miles south of Rock Bluff and 4 miles east-southeast of Murray. Nothing of the town stands, but the Kenosha Cemetery remains. The map point is approximate.

History

For the first territorial election, on December 12, 1854, Cass County was split into two precincts: Martin's in the north, at present-day Plattsmouth, and Kenosha in the south, where the polls were at the house of Col. Thompson and about 60 votes were cast. Thomas B. Ashley was appointed justice of the peace for Kenosha Precinct in March 1855, and in March 1856 the county judge divided Rock Bluffs Precinct into Cassville and Kenosha precincts.

When the Young family crossed the Missouri by flatboat on March 4, 1855, they landed at Kenosha, which then had a log store run by a man named White and George Winters's board shanty. The Kenosha post office, recorded as "Kanoshe," ran from 1855 to 1868. River towns like Kenosha and Rock Bluff faded once the railroads favored Plattsmouth and the inland towns.

Nearby towns

Rock Bluff	about 3 mi north	County roads
Murray	about 4.2 mi west-northwest	County roads
Union	about 6 mi southwest	County roads and US 34/75
Nehawka	about 8 mi west-southwest	County roads
Plattsmouth	about 8 mi north-northwest	County roads and US 34/75